Chapter Thirty-Eight: Human Connections

  After Mo Zhui left, Deng Bai Chuan prepared to get up and return to his residence. As a disciple of the Qing Yun Sect's inner sect, he rarely gathered with outer sect disciples in daily life, whether in cultivation or social circles.

  Wu You suddenly thought of something and rushed to Fang Tian Nan, asking: "I remember you said that you just became an outer door disciple not long ago?"

  At this moment, two outer disciples standing beside Fang Tian Nan also looked at him with some surprise.

  The outer disciples of the Qingyun Sect, compared to ordinary disciples, naturally have fewer numbers. However, unlike the inner disciples who are all familiar with each other, the outer disciples mostly gather in small groups. Those with strength close to that of Yuan Jing's true person or those who think they have exceptional talent and have a chance to break into the inner disciples basically don't want to stay together with ordinary outer disciples.

  If it's said that, from ordinary disciples advancing to outer sect disciples, they can still rely on their own efforts and perseverance to achieve through the accumulation of time. However, wanting to advance from outer sect disciples to inner sect disciples of the main sect requires enormous opportunities and innate talent.

  Moreover, there are quite a few who advance to become outer sect disciples every month.

  It's not many people who are familiar with each other. Just like the two outer sect disciples who, apart from Fang Tian Nan, were able to enter the Transmission Cave Heaven, they weren't very familiar before. But after this experience, the two of them can be considered acquaintances now. In their future cultivation path, they will naturally keep in touch often.

  Originally, these two were also looking forward to forming an alliance with Fang Tian Nan. After all, they had shared the experience of entering the Transmission Heaven together, and among the three of them, there were some small secrets that they mutually held.

  It was just when they heard that Fang Tian Nan had just been promoted to Outer Disciple that the two of them were slightly stunned.

  It seems that no one has heard of it recently. Has anyone in the sect become an outer disciple relying on their outstanding talent?

  "Hmm, yes." Fang Tian Nan smiled wryly and spread his hands, saying, "It was just the day before entering the Transmission Cave Heaven that I finally accumulated 1,000 contribution points and obtained my identity token."

  "It seems your luck is quite good." One of the outer sect disciples said with a meaningful smile, "If it weren't for being an outer sect disciple, who knows, you might not even have had the chance to enter the Transmission Cave Heaven..." Afterwards, this martial artist solemnly extended his right hand and said, "Let's get reacquainted, my name is Xiao Ruo, and this is Zhai Jianming."

  "My name is Fang Tiannan." Fang Tiannan extended his right hand and shook hands with the other person, nodding slightly.

  "But since you have such talent, why do you still need to accumulate contribution points from the sect to become an outer disciple?" Zhai Jianming seemed to not mind that they had just met and asked directly.

  "It's better to work harder and gain more experience while still young. Besides, when I first arrived at Qingyun Town, my detected talent wasn't high. It seems that it has been constantly improving as my cultivation deepens." Fang Tian Nan couldn't possibly reveal that he had absorbed the energy of the Light Source Stone a few months ago, which granted him his Yang attribute energy, could he?

  "Heh heh, I knew it...", Wu You said with a smile, "You're quite young, and yet you've become an outer sect disciple. That's not bad at all. Keep up the good work, I have high hopes for you."

  As she spoke, Wu You still had an air of a big sister, and patted Fang Tian Nan's shoulder.

  Fang Tian Nan was suddenly speechless.

  "Now that you have new friends, as an outer disciple, if there's anything you don't understand, you can ask them. I'll take my leave first." Wu You looked at Fang Tian Nan and said, "If there's any more trouble, remember to find me."

  "En, thank you Sister." Fang Tian Nan silently thanked her in his heart.

  No wonder Wu You would suddenly bring up the fact that Fang Tian Nan had just been promoted to become an outer door disciple at this time. It turned out that he was rushing to provide a backing for Fang Tian Nan, helping him expand his connections. With Wu You's guarantee, Xiao Ruo and Di Jian Ming naturally understood how much Wu You valued Fang Tian Nan.

  As an outer door disciple, if one can get the recognition of an inner door disciple, it will undoubtedly be of great help to his cultivation path.

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  "Alright, since you're newly promoted to be an outer disciple, you must not be very familiar with the living situation of us outer disciples." After Deng Bai Chuan and Wu You bid farewell, Xiao Ruo said to Fang Tian Nan, "You go back to Qing Yun Town first, tidy up what needs to be tidied up, then we'll meet again at 'Ju Xian Ge' ahead."

  "Wouldn't that be too much trouble for both of you?" Fang Tian Nan said hesitantly.

  "It's not that troublesome." Xiao Ruo said with a smile, "Normally, we also often gather at the 'Ju Xian Ge'. Especially this time, after coming out of the Chuan Cheng Dong Tian, if there is any new news within the sect, it will definitely be spread first in the 'Ju Xian Ge'. At that time, we can also understand what should be said and what shouldn't be said."

  "Hmm." Upon hearing this, Fang Tian Nan nodded in agreement.

  After parting ways, Fang Tiannan returned to his residence in Qingyun Town, and couldn't help but feel a sense of nostalgia. This trip had lasted for over a month, which was roughly the same as his usual training sessions, but the experiences he had accumulated would take him a long time to digest.

  In his heart, he couldn't let Xiao Ruo and Di Jianming wait for too long. Fang Tian Nan quickly opened the hidden compartment under the ground and put all the things inside into the boundary plate, except for some daily necessities like clothes. Fang Tian Nan found a package and packed everything up.

  After some thought, Fang Tian Nan once again retrieved from the boundary marker the long sword he had obtained within the Transmission Cave Heaven.

  As a martial artist, Fang Tiannan didn't have much fuss about the use of weapons. Previously, Fang Tiannan's strength was always at the entry-level Ming Jing boundary, and if he didn't exchange for martial skills from within the sect, it would be difficult to display so-called exquisite swordsmanship. Basically, it was still based on basic sword techniques and basic fist methods. Even after practicing sword techniques, due to the limitations of his low-level boundary, he couldn't exert the power of his sword techniques.

  After entering the Dark Energy Realm, Fang Tian Nan continued to work hard to obtain contribution points for the sect, wanting to become an outer disciple as soon as possible. Therefore, during this period, Fang Tian Nan did not cultivate any special sword techniques. He just silently sensed the improvement in his realm and the changes it brought to his strength during the training process.

  At present, Fang Tian Nan has become a martial artist in the Realm of Refining Qi.

  As an outer disciple of Fang Tian's Southern Sect, this level can only be considered mediocre. The vast majority of outer disciples in the Qingyun Sect are at the stage of transforming their energy. Xiao Ru is like this, and Zhai Jianming is also like this.

  These two are willing to befriend Fang Tiannan, and entering the Transmission Cave together is one aspect, while Fang Tiannan having Wu You's recognition as an inner disciple is another. However, it's not necessarily the case that there aren't other factors at play - Fang Tiannan's strength has also reached the level of a Transcendent Qi Refiner. If this were the current Fang Tiannan, merely a Manifest Qi Realm warrior, unless his innate talent was extraordinary, even an ordinary outer disciple wouldn't be willing to associate with him.

  After all, the factor of strength is the most fundamental existence for gaining respect from others.